reputedly

reputedly
repute NOUN 1) the opinion generally held of someone or something. 2) the state of being highly regarded.
VERB 1) (be reputed) be generally regarded as having done something or as having particular characteristics. 2) (reputed) generally believed to exist: the reputed flatness of the country.
DERIVATIVES reputedly adverb.
ORIGIN from Latin reputare 'think over' .

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  • Reputedly — Re*put ed*ly (r? p?t ?d l?), adv. In common opinion or estimation; by repute. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reputedly — adverb according to general belief, according to reputation, allegedly, assumedly, assumptively, presumably, reportedly, rumored, seemingly, supposedly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • reputedly — /ri pyooh tid lee/, adv. according to reputation or popular belief: a reputedly honest man. [1680 90; REPUTED + LY] * * * …   Universalium

  • reputedly — See allegedly. See allegedly, reportedly, reputedly …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • reputedly — adv. Reputedly is used with these verbs: ↑earn, ↑haunt …   Collocations dictionary

  • reputedly — re|put|ed|ly [rıˈpju:tıdli] adv [sentence adverb] according to what some people say = ↑reportedly →↑allegedly ▪ The committee had reputedly spent over $3000 on business entertainment …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • reputedly — adverb (sentence adverb) according to what most people say or think: The committee had reputedly spent over $3000 on business entertainment …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • reputedly — adverb this is reputedly the handwriting of Saddam s oldest son Syn: supposedly, by all accounts, so I m told, so people say, allegedly …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • reputedly — adverb by repute; according to general belief fish with reputedly poisonous flesh …   Useful english dictionary

  • reputedly — adverb Date: 1687 according to reputation or general belief …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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